mid-15c., from French intensif (14c.), from Latin intens-, past participle stem of intendere (see intend). As a noun, 1813, from the adjective. Alternative intensitive is a malformation. Intensive care attested from 1958. Related: Intensively.
中文解释
1. in- + tens- + -e.2. 该词由intend的拉丁语对应词的过去分词衍生而来，由此取其形容词含义，表示动作已经发生后的结果或状态。3. 含义：the state that have stretched on sth, description the state of sth that have stretched.4. 也就是形容针对、在对某事物(sth)进行拉扯后所形成的状态。5. => 剧烈的，强烈的；紧张的；热烈的。6. intense + -ive => intensive.
实用例句
1. She spent the night in intensive care after the operation.
手术后的那个夜晚她在重症监护病房度过。
来自柯林斯例句
2. Boren surprisingly led off the most intensive line of questioning today.
博伦今天出人意料地一上来就开始连珠炮似地盘问起来。
来自柯林斯例句
3. There have been intensive discussions between the two governments in recent days.
近几天，双方政府一直在进行紧张的磋商。
来自柯林斯例句
4. They secure their degrees by slogging through an intensive 11-month course.
他们苦学了11个月的强化课程，拿到了学位。
来自柯林斯例句
5. Con-struction remains a relatively labour-intensive industry.